The Government’s proposal in exchange for budget support
The leader of the Commons in Parliament, Jéssica Albiach, has expressed her criticism of the Government’s proposal to create a working group to study gambling taxation in the rest of European countries in exchange for their support for the Generalitat’s budgets 2024. Albiach has described this proposal as toast to the sun, stating that it does not guarantee real changes in taxation or in what terms these changes will occur (https://www.softcatala.org/resum-de-textos-en-catala /).
The reaction of the Commons in Parliament
During the debate on the budget amendments in Parliament, Albiach asked for respect for intelligence and demanded that the opinion of the people of Catalonia be taken into account. In addition to the proposal on gambling taxation, the Government also offered the Commons to study compliance with a proposed resolution to stop projects that use more than 100 liters of water per day and person during the drought. Albiach has considered it unheard of that the Government is willing to study a proposal that has already been approved by Parliament, and has regretted that the exclusion of casinos and bingos in the granting of new installation authorizations does not affect the Hard Rock ( https://www.softcatala.org/resum-de-textos-en-catala/).
The disappointment of the negotiations
Albiach has expressed his disappointment at the fact that the Government believes that the budgets of Catalonia are decided in Madrid, referring to the pressures of the Republicans on the general budgets of the State. He has made it clear that the Commons do not receive orders from either Madrid or La Caixa, and he has stated that the water must be used for agriculture and industry, not for a macrocasino. Albiach has recognized the victory of the PSC and has affirmed that the responsibility of agreeing with the socialists rests with the Government (https://www.softcatala.org/resum-de-textos-en-catala/).
